Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Portugal
Portugal: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 6.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Portugal, 2000–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Portugal stood at 6.1%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Portugal peaked at 6.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2000.
That places Portugal 23rd out of 101 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9% | — |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +26.4% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +26.6% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.9% | 4.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 8 |
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More education data for Portugal
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 52,131 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Portugal?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Portugal was 6.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Portugal ranks 23rd out of 101 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed services programmes in the reference year.